Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Primary Care Sullivan, Out-Patient
BJC HealthCare
Application
Details
Posted: 22-Nov-24
Location: Sullivan, Missouri
Categories:
General Nursing
Internal Number: 70503
Additional Information About the Role
Primary Care at Sullivan Clinic and Weekend Clinic (walk-in family clinic)
Schedule/Shift Info:
Two (2) Saturday’s a month at weekend clinic, with a day off during the same week. Keeping you at 5 days per week. Saturdays are 6-hour days so will need to add an additional ½ hour each of the other 4 days when working a Saturday. Your total hours scheduled each week is 36 hours, allowing for 4 hours per week of administrative time. Shift time during the week is 9a-5p or 10a-6p.
Weekend Clinic is patients of all ages, peds expereince preferred.
Overview
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital is a designated critical access hospital committed to providing quality health care service to residents in Crawford, Franklin and Washington counties.
The hospital has enhanced and expanded the health care services available to the greater Sullivan community with its state-of-the-art emergency department, modern childbirth center, critical care unit, multiroom surgical suite, expanded cardiac rehab services, and a cancer center. A 22,500 square-foot medical office building provides offices for primary care physicians as well as space for a variety of visiting medical and surgical specialists from the St. Louis area.
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital operates four rural health clinics providing quality health care to surrounding communities. In addition, the hospital operates a comprehensive Therapy and Rehabilitation department and an award-winning Wound Care Center with two hyperbaric chambers.
The Sullivan medical clinic is a well-established, multi-discipline physician group providing family, internal and OB care.
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
The Nurse Practitioner (Primary Care) utilizes a high degree of knowledge, skill, and competence to deliver patient care in a primary care clinic setting. This position assesses, diagnoses, and initiates a patient care treatment plan within the scope of a formal collaborative practice agreement with a primary care physician. In this role, patient care is performed with considerable independence, guided by physician-approved protocols, and evaluated through chart review, consultations, and the observation of results under the general medical direction of an Internal Medicine/Family Medicine physician.
Responsibilities
Participates in professional development
Manages the health care of patient populations with compassion through advanced health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician. Prescriptive responsibilities are reviewed by collaborative physician.
Coordinates the care of patient populations, in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician, to ensure promotion of health and wellness through education of patients and families, coordination of services and placing referrals.
Assesses development needs of staff and develops and delivers appropriate educational programs to meet staff needs.
Develops treatment plans, treats patients with acute problems including illnesses and minor injuries following a predetermined protocol in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician.
Minimum Requirements
Education
Master's Degree
- Nursing
Experience
<2 years
Supervisor Experience
No Experience
Licenses & Certifications
Nurse Practitioner
RN
Preferred Requirements
Education
Doctorate
- Nursing
Experience
2-5 years
Benefits and Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
401(k) plan with BJC match
Tuition Assistance available on first day
BJC Institute for Learning and Development
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer